McElhattan is a very small town located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,224 people and just one neighborhood, McElhattan is the 790th largest community in Pennsylvania.
Unlike some towns, McElhattan isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in McElhattan are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, McElhattan is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in McElhattan who work in management occupations (14.69%), office and administrative support (13.14%), and teaching (8.25%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Being a small town, McElhattan does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in McElhattan who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.84% of the adults in McElhattan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in McElhattan in 2022 was $35,051, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,204 for a family of four. However, McElhattan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
McElhattan is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call McElhattan home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McElhattan residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McElhattan include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in McElhattan is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
Of particular note, 3.9% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Slovak ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Slovak ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in McElhattan are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 31.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.8%), and 17.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.0% of households.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in McElhattan, PA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (32.3%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (10.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (5.1%), along with some Dutch ancestry residents (3.3%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.